ESG Today writes that the deal is set to deliver carbon credits worth over 32.000 tons to Microsoft and it represents one of the largest BCR purchase agreements.

Known as biological charcoal, biochar is generated by heating biomass without oxygen, which creates a stable form of carbon, which is then buried underground to capture CO2 emissions.

Carbonfuture CEO Hannes Junginger-Gestrich said that "our collaboration with Microsoft and Exomad is a positive step forward for the carbon removal industry and represents a critical step in accelerating the transition to a sustainable, net-zero future. Carbonfuture’s approach, rooted in transparency and quality, ensures high-integrity carbon removal."

Brian Marrs, Senior Director, Energy & Carbon Removal at Microsoft, added that "we are excited to work with Carbonfuture to support carbon removal through purchasing high-quality carbon removal credits. With the Exomad project, we are able to realize carbon removal with important co-benefits to local communities and ecosystems."